The Hero
1966 · Movie · 120 min. · India
famous film actor Arindam (Uttam Kumar), a star of Bengali films, has been invited to the capital to receive a prestigious award. As all the flights are booked, he is forced to travel by a train from Calcutta to New Delhi. He is in a foul mood as the morning's papers are filled with his being involved in an altercation and his latest film is slated to become his first flop. In the restaurant car, he meets Aditi (Sharmila Tagore), a young journalist who edits a serious women's magazines. Filled with contempt for the likes of him, she secretly plans to interview him because she thinks it would make a saleable 'copy'. It soon leads to him pouring out his life history. Aditi takes notes, surreptitiously. Critical of the star, she interrogates him and the star ends up re-examining his life. In a series of conversations with Aditi, he reveals his past and guilt.
Direction Satyajit Ray
Cast Uttam Kumar · Sharmila Tagore · Bireswar Sen · Somen Bose · Bharati Devi · Nirmal Ghosh · Jamuna Sinha · Sumita Sanyal · Ranjit Sen · Lali Chowdhury · Premangshu Bose · Kamu Mukherjee · Susmita Mukherjee · Subrata Sensharma
Soundtrack Satyajit Ray
Screenplay Satyajit Ray
Cinematography Subrata Mitra
Original title Nayak (The Hero)
Also known as Nayak: The Hero
6.8
144 votes (FilmAffinity)
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